Political Quotes

“Madam President, this week, we hit a milestone, but not the kind of milestone you celebrate. Nearly 1 year ago, the Commission appointed by President Trump to examine the opioid crisis recommended that the President declare a national public health emergency to help combat the epidemic. The Commission, led by former Republican Governor Chris Christie, said: The first and most urgent recommendation of this Commission is direct and completely within your control. Declare a national emergency. Yet the President dragged his feet. While he twiddled his thumbs, thousands of Americans continued to die from drug overdoses--over 115 people a day. Finally, in October of 2017, the President formally declared what we already knew--that the crisis was a public health emergency worthy of Federal action. The first declaration the President issued lasted for 90 days, but during those 90 days, nothing changed. The President didn't take action. Americans continued to suffer, and more people died day, after day, after day. On January 24, 2018, the first emergency declaration expired. So the President had his HHS Secretary sign a second one. Then, before another 90 days ran out, on April 24, the administration signed a third one.…”